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BCKSTGR's Justin Järvinen on Maintaining your Startup's Family/Work Balance
Most entrepreneurs will tell you to avoid working with family members at all costs. But what can't ever be avoided -- unless you're steadfast on cultivating a life filled with loneliness -- is to work and... Read »
DOMitp's Pauline Karwowski on Running a Seasonal-Focused Store Year-Round
If you've got a tension toothache from the holidays, imagine running a business that's usually only at the forefront of people's minds only during this time of year. For some, Black Friday isn't one of the last... Read »
Burns & Wilcox's Chicago Director on Being a Third-Generation Company Man
The prevailing wisdom about working with family members is: don't. It's slightly different territory if you inherit the family business or are working with a parent, but lots of folks decide to work with... Read »
What to Know if You’re an Aspiring Minor Entrepreneur (Or the Parent of One)
Every so often you hear about or read these stories about tweenaged young’ns blowing up the spot with some gadget they invented. Earlier this year, there was Mallory Kievman, the 13-year-old who created the... Read »
Back9Booking's Brent Robertson on Working with Family
Even if you're the world's most functional family, chances are you'd think twice between going into business with them. I mean, Norman Rockwell never painted a single portrait of a father and his son and... Read »
A Family Affair: Evergreen Supply Gets SBA Award
A female-owned and -run small family business, Evergreen Supply Co. gets recognition from the SBA. Read »
Why You Should Share Your Shares With Family
Turns out your mom was right: sharing is caring. Read »
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Ask an Owner: Work on Business, Not in Business
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